Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-11-05

Not married win be married next week.
doctor, to the delightful creature We
have been talking about Heir presumptive
his lordship's next brother, Stephen Robert
married TO Ella, youngest daughter Of the
| Rev. Sias Martlen, rector Of RunnigHte, and
has issue, three daughters Younger brother
| Of his lorfship, Francis and Henry unmar
ried Sisters of his lordship, Lady Barville
married to Sir Theodore Barville, Bart, and
| Anne, widow Of the late Peter Nurbury.
Esq, Of Norbury Cross Bear his lordshpS
relations well in mind. doctor. Three broth
ers West~ick, Stephen, Francis and Henry,
| and two sisters, Lady 3arville and Mrs Nor
| bury. Not one Of the five will be present at
| the marriage, and not one of the five will
| leave a stone unturned 10 stop it if the count
eSs will only give them chanre Add 10 these
| hostile members Of the family another
| offended relative not mentioned in The Peer
| age. young lady"-
| sudden Onthurst of protest in more thar
| one part of the room stopped the coming dn
closure and released the doctH from furth,
| persecution.
"Dent mention the poor girls name; it,
too had to make "A joke Of that part Of the
business; she has behaved nobly under shame
| full provocation; there is but OILS excuse for
| Montbarry-he is either mailman or fool"
| In these terms the protest expressed itself on
| all sides Speaking confidentialiy TO his next
| neighbor, the doctor discovered that the lady
| referred TO was already known to him
| (through the Countess confession as the lady
| deserted hy Lord Montbalry. Her name was
| Agnes Lock wood. She was described as
| being the superior of the countess III personal
| attraction, and as being also by some years
| the younger woman of the two Making all
| allowance for the folies that men committed
| every day in their relations with women,
| Montharrys deiusion was still the most mon
| strons deluslOn on record. In this expression
of opinion every man present agreed-the
| lawyer even included Not one of them
| could call TO mind the innumerable instances
| in which the sexual influence has proved ire
| siStible in the persons of women without even
| the pretension TO beauty. The very members
of the club whom the countess lin spite of her
personal disadvantages could have most
easily fascinated, if she had thought it worth
| her while, were the members who wondered
most loudly at Montbarry's choice Of a wife.
While the topic Of the countess marriage
was still the one topic of conversation, a
member of the club entered the smoking
room, whose appearance instantly produced
a dead silence Dr. Nybrows next nelghbor
whispered to him, "Montbarry's brother
Henry Westwickp
Ihe new coihel iooAeu afou'lu MN slowly
"itx aI, a oi'''. '-,i'ie
iou "ie 'SniA"s VI MY ".o'nel' he SAUL
~ o'i iiiii,' me we 'iIe VI you oAii uesl',Se
MN iiioie 'iiS 'iisii 10 70 OH, geiitle-
20 On
""' ',ie ',,,h pi ''''7'iV 'ooh 'ne si'eeihef a'
uN "''" A"o' niaA was Vhe la"SeT VINO
| had aireauy undertaken the defense OF the
countess
stala alone ln my POSITION he SAID,
sha am not ashamed oil repeating It IN
ailyponyS nearing. consider the Countess
| Narona to be a cruelty treated woman Why
shouldn't she be Lord Montbarry's wifel
VINO can say Size has mercenary motive in
marrying himT
MoEtbarry's brother turned sharply on the
speaker. Il say ltr he answered
The reply might have shaken some men.
The lawyer stood Oh his ground firmly as
ever.
Il believe | am right" he rejoined, "in
stating that his lordships income is not more
than sufficient TO support his station in life;
also that it is an income derived almost ell
, | ifoHl pTDfrTiy IN Ireland, every
; acre of which is entailed.n
Montbarry's brother made sign, admitting
that he had no objection to offer so far.
III his loT4iship dies first the larvvar r,,o-
, ceeded. al have been informed tbot tbe nn1v
} provision he can make for his widow CON
sists in a rent charge on the property of no
more than e4O0 year. His retiring peusion
/. and allowances. it is we'll known do uitb
that he can leave to the co1ptt.s If b.. lesv.s
her widow"
-Four hundred a ve,.. is not all - was thu
reply to this NV brother has sinspred bis
life for 10000; and he has settled the ,,bola
, of it on the countess, in the event Of his
death"
This announcement produced a strong SEN
| sation Men inoked at each other ami ,,.-
peated the three startling words, Ten thou
sand pounds" Driven fairly the wall the
lawyer made a last effort To defend his posi-
ton.
May ask who made that settlement a
condition of the narriace9r he said Surely
, It was not the countess hrrseifsn
Henry Westwick answered, 1T was tbe
countess hrother;;n and added, (which eous,,
to the snme thing"
l IA
50 long, at least, as Montharry's brother was
: present The talk flowed into other cI,auueIs
and the doctor went homa.
But his morbid curiosity about the countess
was not set at rest yet In his leisure mo
ments he found himself wondering whether
! Lord Montharry's family would succeed in
stopping the marriage after all. And more
than this, he was conscious of a growing de-
sire to see the infatuated man himself. Every
DAY, during the brief interval before the
wedding, ne looked In at the club, on the
, chance OF hearing some news Nothing had
happened, SO far as the club knew. The
countess position was secure; Montharry's
resolution TO he her husband was mistaken
They were to be married i'll the chapel at
Spanish place So much the doctor discovered
about theln-and no more.
on the day OF Che wedding, after feeble
struggle WIN himself, he actually sacrificed
his patients and their guiheas, and slipped
!, away secretly to see the marriage. To- the
END OF ms ilfe he vas angry with anybody
VINO reminded MIN OF what he had done on
) that day
ine "euuiiis WIS stf1c'iy private A chose
VA ii'se s'p'u a. tle church door; few
- VI ''e 'iaNS, anu mostly
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~ ''e .I's y, s'ii'e VI HIS pfesh-
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